Church & Baptists Part Over Anti-Gay Amendment

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http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/080905baptists.htm

A Rock Hill, South Carolina church at the center of a maelstrom of controversy, over its opposition to amending the state constitution to ban gay marriage, is being ousted from the local Southern Baptists even though an investigation found it did nothing wrong.

During Senate hearings on the amendment this spring at the legislature the Rev. Robert Shrum of Oakland Baptist Church spoke out against the measure.

In his remarks Shrum noted that the state already bans same-sex marriage and that an amendment would be "beating up on a marginalized group."

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1. But that's just not how we want to put our own crap into the Bible...

The local Baptist Association began an immediate investigation to determine whether the remarks constituted anti-biblical statements and if he was condoning homosexuality.

The inquiry found that Shrum had said nothing contrary to the Bible and recommended taking no action. Nevertheless Shrum was summoned to appear before the association to answer questions about his position on homosexuality and the Bible.